Baby-carrier



BAM(- CARRIER'. APPucmou Elfman MAM-24. 1919.

Patnted Feb ANTHONY C. IVICGINTY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BABY-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10,1920.

Application filed March 24, 1919. Serial No. 284,803.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANTHONY C. VMc- GINTY, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and Stateof California, have invented new and useful Improvements inBaby-Carriers, of which the following is Ya specification. j

My object is to make a baby carrier, and my invention consists of thenovel features herein shown, described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective of ababy carrier embodying the principles ofmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the baby carrier box removed from the harnessunfolded and spread out flat, parts being broken away to show theconstruction.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the baby carrier shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional detail on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation and looking in the directionindicated by the arrow 5 in Fig. 3.

The baby carrier box 1 consists of the seat 2, a back 3 hinged to therear edge of the seat, the sides 4 and 5 hinged to the back 3 andadapted to extend along the sides of the seat 2, the foot rest support 6hinged to the front edge of the seat 2, and the foot rest 7 extendingfrom the lower edge of the support 6.

The seat 2 consists of a rectangular wire frame 8 covered with asuitable heavy stiif fabric 9. In a like manner the back 3 consists of arectangular frame 10 and a fabric cover 11. The sides 4 and 5 consist offrames 12 and 13 and covers 14 and 15. The frame 8 is hingedly connectedto the frame 10 by hooking one wire around another, and in a like mannerthe frames 12- and 13 are hingedly connected to the frame 10. Eyes 16and 17 are formed at the outer lower corners of the frames 12 and 13 toengage hooks 18 and 19 formed at the outer front corners of the frame 8.The foot rest support 6 comprises a frame 20 and a cover 21,

and the frame 20 is hingedly connected to the frame 8 by hooking onewire around another. T he foot rest 7 is formed by bending the frame 2Oat right angles and extending the cover 21 to cover the foot rest 7.

When the baby carrier box 1 is made up for use, as in Fig. 1, hooks 22and 23 extend from the front edges of the sides 4 and 5, and chains 24and 25 are secured to the lower corners of 'the foot rest support 6 toengageV of the attendant and comprises a belt 29V adapted to besecuredaround the waist, a

strap 30 connected at the central portion of the belt and adapted topass over one shoulder and be attached to the front of the belt, a boxsupport 31 removably connected to the r belt and adapted to engage thebox, and the chain 32 connected to the upper part of the back 3 andextending along the strap 30 to the front. The belt 28 has a buckleconstruction 33 at the front, and the strap 30 has a buckle construction34 at the front. The chain 32 slides through loops 35 upon the belt 30and has a hook 36 removably engaging an eye 37 at the center of theupper edge of the back 3, so that by manipulating the chain 32 from thefront the box may be adjusted to have the back 3 of the box fit the backof the baby tender as desired.

The box support 31 is a spring wire and has a hook 38 at one end toengage a loop 39 upon the belt 29, and a hook 40 atthe other end toengage the loop 41 upon the belt. The box support 31 extends from aposition to have the box 1 directly behind the attendant to a positionto allow the box 1 to slide around to the side of the attendant. Thewires rforming the frame 10 are bent to form posts 42 and 43 andbearings 44 Vand 45. The posts 42 and 43 fit in the loops 46 and 47.fixed to the belt 29 so as to hold the box 1 directly behind theattendant with the back 3 against the back of the attendant, and the boxsupport 31 slides through the bearings 44 and 45, so that when desiredthe box may be raised slightly tol move the posts 42 and 43 out of theloops 46 and 47, so that the box may slide around the wire 31 to theside of the attendant, and so thaty the attendant may give attention tothe'baby in the box.

When it is desired to remove the boxV 1 loops 46 and 47, and the hook 36disconnected from the eye 37.

Various changes may be made Without deartino' from the s irit of Ininvention as e P Y claimed.

I claim:

' l. A baby carrier comprising a box having a seat, a back hinged to therear edge of the seat, sides hinged to the back and adapted to extendalong the sides of the seat, a toot rest support hinged to the frontedge ot the seat, and a foot rest extending from the lower edge of thesupport; and a harness adapted to secure the box to the body of anattendant and having a belt adapted to be secured around the Waist, astrap connected at the central portion of the belt and adapted to passover one shoulder and be attached to the front of the belt,

a box support removably connected to the 20 belt and adapted to engagethe box, and a chain connected to the upper part of the box back andextending along the strap to the front.

2. In a baby carrier, a box having a seat, 25

a back hinged to the rear edge of the seat, sides hinged to the back andadapted to extend along the sides of the seat, a foot rest supporthinged to the front edge-of the seat,

a foot rest extending from the lower edge 30 ln testimony whereof l havesigned my 35 name to this specification.

A. C. MOGINTY.

